APA Citation Style, 7th edition: Web Page with No Author

A guide to help users create citations using APA (American Psychological Association) style, 7th edition.

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  Document from a Web site with no Author

  Helpful Tips

  • When citing sources that you find on the Internet you only need to include a retrieval date if the information you viewed is likely to change over time. If you reference an article from a news source (e.g., CNN, NBC, Washington Post) or a site that may experience continuous updates, you would then need to include a retrieval date.
  • New in 7th edition: You must include the site name in your citation, unless the site name is the same as the corporate author. For example, a citation of a CDC report would not include the site name.

  General Format

  In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):

  (Title of specific document, Year)

  NOTE: If the title of a document is long, use a shortened version for the

  in-text citations.

  In-Text Citation (Quotation):

  (Title of specific document, Year, page or paragraph number [if available])

  References:

  Title of specific document. (Last update or copyright date; if not known, put n.d.).

  Title of website. URL of specific document

  Example

  In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):